Tips to Survive First Year in Electrical Engineering from a Dean Merit List Student
Rin Gomura (4th Year electrical engineering student, Dean’s Merit List) I won’t lie, electrical engineering is tough, but you will gain...
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Apr 83 min read
How to Succeed in Your Electrical Engineering Career: Insights from a Final Year Student
I have to admit I’m slightly in denial about being in my fourth year at uni. It feels like only yesterday I arrived at the UQ Centre for...
Apr 82 min read
Empowering Women in Engineering while Balancing Opportunities
In the past decade, there has been a noticeable increase in the enrolment of women in engineering programs - a testament to the concerted...
Apr 82 min read
Work, Study & Placement Poverty
The casual job you have had since high school making Big Mac’s at the Golden Arches, is regular and keeps a roof over your head. While it...
Apr 81 min read
API Power UP Video Challenge - Get Inspired!
Calling all future power engineers in the making! In our Power UP Program for 2024, we challenged our undergrads to whip up a video...
Mar 125 min read
Exploring the Strategic Challenges in the Power Industry - Summer School 2024 delegate presentations
The API team are proud to showcase the culmination of the 2024 Summer School participants' hard work and learning in the form of their...
Feb 141 min read
Introducing the API's Power UP Program
The Australian Power Institute is excited to announce that our annual Bursary recruitment has begun. We are looking for students who are...
Feb 143 min read
Inspiring insights from our 10 Executives on key challenges and opportunities in power
As anticipation builds for the upcoming API Summer School, we are thrilled to offer a deeper glimpse into the transformative discussions...
Feb 141 min read
API Power UP Video Challenge
The Annual API Power UP video challenge is underway with 23/24 placement students entering their incredible placement experiences...
Feb 142 min read
Swiping right: How to Find the Perfect Grad Role Match
Finding a graduate role and the right graduate candidate can sometimes feel like an episode of MAFS. Each party trying to get to know...
Feb 132 min read
How Can Career Support Benefit the Power Industry and What Are We Doing to Help?
Late last year, the API were invited by the National Careers Institute (part of Australian Governments Department of Workplace Relations)...
Feb 121 min read
Meet Aastha: 5 Fascinating Facts about Our Newest Team Member
You would have seen that the team at API is growing. In January we welcomed our newest recruit - Aastha Makkar - who joins us as our...
Dec 13, 20231 min read
The API's End of Year Review - 2023
Where to start with our summary of 2023? It has been a whirlwind of a year and jammed pack with all the wonderful activities and...
Dec 13, 20233 min read
Staying positive for women in engineering - a personal essay from a female engineer
In recent times, a remarkable transformation has been unfolding within the engineering field. Women, previously overlooked, have not only...
Dec 13, 20231 min read
POWERful Women Leadership Program – 2023
Well, that’s a wrap! Thank you to the 80 women who participated in this year’s powerful women program. As we bid farewell to a 2023 a...
Dec 13, 20231 min read
Calling all Female University Students (PhD’s and Undergraduate)
Are you a female university student studying towards a career in the power industry or a graduate in the first five years of a...
Dec 13, 20231 min read
Australian Power Institute Summer School 2024 - Limited Spots Still Available!
As most of you are already aware the Australian Power Institute Summer School 2024 program is quickly approaching, with our Executive...
Dec 11, 20231 min read
Introducing not one, not two, but THREE new Board Members for the API.
We have some wonderful news to share with our community of power professionals. Over the last few months, we have had three new...
Dec 11, 20231 min read
Introducing the "Power UP Program": the Australian Power Institute's Undergraduate Initiative
The Australian Power Institute (API) is proud to offer a range of programs, including our Bursary Program, to provide students with a...
Dec 5, 20232 min read
Your Graduate Cohort - Defining Gen Z: Are They Simply K.I.P.P.E.R.S or Something More?
Gen Z, the digital generation, is often referred to as K.I.P.P.E.R.S (or Kids in Parents' Pockets Eroding Retirement Savings). However,...
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